Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for diagnosis of recurrent nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Lai, Rebecca · Ann Thorac Surg · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Diagnosis of recurrent lung cancer by various imaging studies is often difficult because a recurrent tumor can resemble scar tissue or postoperative changes. This article reports how an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was used to obtain a tissue diagnosis of locoregional lung cancer recurrence, which changed the management of the patients.

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